effleurage

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French effleurage, from effleurer (“to stroke lightly”). === Noun === effleurage (countable and uncountable, plural effleurages) (massage) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands. ==== Related terms ==== efflower === Verb === effleurage (third-person singular simple present effleurages, present participle effleuraging, simple past and past participle effleuraged) (massage) To gently stroke the skin in a circular motion with the palm of one's hands. === Further reading === effleurage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === effleurage m (plural effleurages) effleurage ==== Related terms ==== effleurer === Further reading === “effleurage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012